Greetings,
I want to just take a moment to give my thanks to Debora Gilbert for asking me to help her with two recent articles for Columbia County’s Independent Newspaper. The first article focused on Bird Feeding while the second appropriately focused on the upcoming Christmas Bird Counts. Certainly my role in the development of these […]

Greetings,
Today while visiting an ex-coworker just up the road from my house in Claverack, I was able to spot a small flock (~15) of calling HORNED LARKS flying over her corn field. The birds milled about for a few minutes before flying over the treeline undoubtedly to one of the neighboring fields.
However, the greatest surprise […]

Greetings,
Today while spending some time on the Hudson River with my father, I had an early morning spotting of a Belted Kingfisher just north of Cheviot in Columbia County. The bird flew from perch to perch along large clumps of brush and trees that were remnants of an old island further out in the river. […]